Hazelnut Gingerbread Holiday Tart

All the flavors of the holiday season: buttery spicy gingerbread (shortbread too) with toasted hazelnuts, vanilla cream cheese frosting, dried cranberries, and sugared rosemary. Not only does this fantastical dessert sound dreamy, present as the best Christmas dessert on earth, but the flavors and textures are out of this world. What are you serving for…

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Gingerbread Wild Blueberry Tarragon Tart

I pride myself on creating and crafting interesting and exotic flavor and color combinations in the food I cook. I want complexity and depth, but also balance. And, I want to knock your socks off!Usually the concept works, as I toil over ideas in my little brain each night – or while daydreaming, as well….

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